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Seven Days of the Week
(Byzantium and Early Russia)
This icon represents the seven sacred events associated with the days of the week: the Resurrection (Sunday); the assembly of the archangels (Monday); the beheading of John the Baptist (Tuesday); the Annunciation (Wednesday); Christ Washing the Disciples' Feet (Thursday); the Crucifixion (Friday); and the Second Coming (Saturday). The saints, including kings, bishops, apostles, martyrs, monks, and nuns, are gathered below Christ to praise him and await his judgement. The Savior holds an open book with the words "Come, O blessed of [my father]" (Matthew 25:34).
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Alexandre Polovtsoff (Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Polovtsov), Paris, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1931, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2017-2018 | Fabergé and the Russian Crafts Tradition: An Empire's Legacy . The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1988-1989 | A Millennium of Christianity: Russian Art from The Walters Art Gallery. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1959-1960 | Russian Art: Icons and Decorative Arts from the Origin to the Twentieth Century. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 9/18/1951 | Treatment | cleaned; repaired |
| 1/20/1952 | Treatment | examined for technical study. |
| 10/24/1958 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 12/24/1958 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 11/17/1988 | Treatment | cleaned; examined for condition; other |
| 11/22/1988 | Treatment | cleaned; coated |
| 11/22/1988 | Treatment | cleaned; other |
| 12/2/1988 | Treatment | cleaned; repaired |
| 8/1/2000 | Treatment | cleaned; loss compensation |
| 7/18/2017 | Examination | Cleaned for exhibition |
| 7/18/2017 | Examination | Old wax, repair materials and grime were removed from the enamel frame. The painting was not in need of treatment. |
| 9/5/2017 | Examination | examined for exhibition; stabilized; surface cleaned |
Geographies
Russia (Place of Origin)
Measurements
12 3/16 x 10 1/4 x 1 7/16 in. (31 x 26 x 3.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1931
Location in Museum
Centre Street: Third Floor: Byzantine, Russian, and Ethiopian Icons
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.580